LeBron James to the Spurs may not be dead yet.
For a minute, it looked like the idea had slipped away. San Antonio had already added former Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris on a two-year deal, and that seemed to cool the dream of James landing with the Spurs. But the latest twist in the LeBron saga suggests the door might still be open.
The fit is easy to picture. James alongside Victor Wembanyama would be a jolt for any roster, and the source material makes the case that if James had been on last season’s Spurs team that reached the NBA Finals, San Antonio very well could have beaten the New York Knicks. Not a certainty, but definitely in the realm of possibility.
Then came the latest bit of fuel: a voice memo from Luke Kornet to James that Polymarket Hoops shared on Friday.
“Mr. James, it's Luke Kornet,” he says in the message.
“You can play alongside a generational player (in myself), Victor, too. We have SeaWorld, La Panaderia, it's bussing.
You're chasing No. 5.
We have five. We're chasing six.
Around the same ballpark... Give me a call.”
The audio also surfaced on YouTube, adding another layer to the ongoing speculation. Whether Kornet is seriously recruiting James to San Antonio or just having some fun, the message was clear enough: the Spurs are still in the conversation.
And according to the “Game Over” podcast, San Antonio made the cut. So for now, the idea isn’t over.
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